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少女

shàonǚ
noun HSK 7-9 #4,214

Measure Word

一个少女 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 young girl
  2. 2 maiden
  3. 3 adolescent girl

Characters

少
shào
young
女
nǚ
girl; female
少 is read shào (4th tone) here meaning 'young', not shǎo (3rd tone) meaning 'few'.

Examples

HSK 4
那个少女正在弹钢琴。
Nàge shàonǚ zhèngzài tán gāngqín.
That young girl is playing the piano.
HSK 6
她还是个天真的少女。
Tā háishi gè tiānzhēn de shàonǚ.
She is still an innocent young girl.

Tips

mistakes
少 in 少女 is pronounced shào (4th tone), not shǎo (3rd tone). The 4th tone means 'young', while the 3rd tone means 'few'.
usage
少女 typically refers to girls roughly aged 12-18. The male equivalent is 少年 (shàonián).

Stroke Order

少 shǎo
女 nǚ